Oregon Supreme Court
Witkin v. McGreevy, S072692 (Or.) — respondent's response to petition for review struck, $500 sanction
Sanctioned · 4 June 2026
What was fabricated
Legal authorities. The petitioner on review's reply said the response relied on authorities that could not be found in the Oregon Reports; the court, on its own motion, struck the response. The fetched summary of the order has the court describing the citations as fictitious and recording that the respondent admitted using generative AI to create the pleading; the owner is to confirm the exact wording from the order.
What happened as a result
Order of 4 June 2026, Chief Justice Flynn: the court, on its own motion, struck respondent on review's Response to Petition for Review (Docket Entry No. 7); directed the respondent or his counsel to pay $500 within 21 days — the respondent having stipulated that a financial sanction of $500 is appropriate; allowed an amended response within 14 days, limited to correcting the descriptions of the cited authority and accompanied by a certification that every cited source exists; and granted the petitioner's motion for judicial notice. The proceeding was not dismissed.
Sources
- https://www.courts.oregon.gov/publications/sc/SC%20Opinions/Order_Miscellaneous_Case_Order_Witkins_v_McGreevy_S072692.pdf
- https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/05/oregon-supreme-court-ai-falsehoods/
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